Wichita eagle., 1887-09-29
KANSAS KINKS.

A $4,000 sewing machine factory Will
be put in at Leroy.
The hoosiers of Cimmaron are to have
a grand picnic on the Sth of October.
The Southern Kansas A. NJ E. confer
ence will convene In Emporia October 1.
Caldwell's school children number an
even 600, 300 of whom are girls and 800
are boys.
There are now 175 pupils in attendance
at the deaf and dumb institution at Olathe
and more coming in daily.
Mrs. Andrew Swindler committed
suicide by drowning In the Walnut river,
south of Winfield, Monday.
Rev. F. B. Vrooman a brother of the
celebrated anarchist, was recently installed
as pastor Of the Congregational church at
Independence.
The acting secretary of the interior has
disallowed the claim Of John X. Allen, of
Morris county, for alleged depredations by
the Indians In 1861.
The residence of J. H. Magner, in Cow
ley county, was burned, together with the
entire contents. Sunday. The family were
absent at the time.
Hutchinson proposes to have 100000
sugar plant Judge Parkinson, the pio
neer Kansas sorghum sugar man, is inter
ested in the project.
Ex."Rev." John Harris, theeX banker of
Olathe, who served four years term In
the penitentiary for sYiudling his deposi-
4 +orc woo raloocoS Tbx,c1ov
The county superintendents have been
| notified by the state superintendent that
| the state funds are all in use and no more
| bonds can be bought until after January /,
1888.
Very few Kansas towns bore holes In
| the ground without finding something.
| Lawrence has struck at the depth of 20
feet very fine quality of the kind ofsand
used in making glass.
Mrs. Campbell, of Leavenworth, who
was shot and wounded By her husband a
| few nights ago. is doing well She has q
strong constitution and her physicians think
her recovery will be rapid
Topeka papers state that the display of
| agricultural products at the state fair has
been the finest ever seen in Kansas. The
| display of sod grain from the extreme
western counties was particularly fine
| Last week was one Of great moment at
| Mullenville. The Mallet Of that town an
nounces the completion Of both the Santa
| Fe and Rock Island railroad to that place,
with the Kansas Southern headed that way.
Clay Center is just now excited over the
hitting of r. }. Mcintyre, and breaking his
skull, with brick, by John Reed. McIn
tyro was painter and Reed butcher.
They became involved over debt of 81,
and took this way to settle it. After the
tragedy Reed fled.
The rains of the past month have SO far
revived the growth of grass that fears Of a
shortage In winter feed Is no longer felt.
Hundreds of tons of the choicest kinds of
hay are being put up all over the county,
more, In fact, than our farmers will need
to carry them through.-Clark County
Chief.
We are informed that the crop in the
best corn producing counties in Missouri
| is total failure Just as II Is In Egypt"
Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. An
diana, New York, the south half of Ohio
anu PORTIONS OI
after all is better than half Of these states.
Abilene Gazette
4 Pennsylvania coal syndicate has pur-
chased 10, 600 acres of the best coal land in
Cherokee county. The land contains two
veins-the first at the depth of forty four
| feet, is two and one half feet thick. The
second vein at depth Of ninety seven feet,
is five feet and four inches in thickness
| The syndicate will shortly build switches
and open up the land Cherokee county
has heretofore produced nearly one-h half
the entire output of the state.